Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Bayern open 7-point gap after 3-0 win at Cologne
Bayern Munich moved seven points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with a comfortable victory at Cologne.
Palace out of relegation zone after 2-0 win at West Brom
Brilliant second-half strikes from Wilfried Zaha and Andros Townsend earned Crystal Palace victory at West Brom which saw them move…
Leicester continue revival, thrash Hull City 3-1
Leicester City came from behind to beat Hull City as Foxes caretaker boss Craig Shakespeare gained his second win from…
Benzema hits brace as Madrid demolish Eibar 4-1 to go top of La Liga
Karim Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid overcame the absence of injured Cristiano Ronaldo and suspended Gareth Bale to beat…
United fail to climb 4th on the table after draw with Bournemouth
Manchester United remained sixth in the Premier League with a draw against 10-man Bournemouth in a match that had two…
Haye: I’ll do much damage to Bellew with my gloves
David Haye has told Tony Bellew that he will do much damage to him in their heavy weight boxing fight…
Tunusia agrees to take back 1,500 rejected migrants from Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday Tunisia had agreed to take back 1,500 rejected Tunisian migrants from Germany, after an…
Nigerian overnight lending rate rises on cash squeeze
Nigeria's overnight interbank lending rate climbed to 16 percent on Friday from about 13 percent at the end of last…
EFCC files new charges against Shell, Eni, over purchase of $1.3bn oil field
Nigeria's financial crime watchdog has filed new corruption charges against Royal Dutch Shell, Eni and others regarding the $1.3 billion…
FG targets 30,000 mega watts by 2030
Committed to creating the enabling environment to promote investment in the Nigerian energy sector, the FG, with the support of…
Group seeks end to Anti-democratic practices in Africa
The Association of Political Consultants-Africa (APC- Africa) has described anti-democratic practices as a hindrance to the progress of the African…
180 Nigerians to arrive Nigeria from Libya Tuesday
Senior Special Assistant, SSA, to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa has disclosed that another 180…
Germany offers Egypt $500 million to support economy
Germany has offered Egypt $500 million to support its economic programme and medium-sized and small businesses, the Egyptian ministry of…
Ending Lagos’ Housing Problems
Fortnight ago, Lagos was admitted into the league of 100 Resilient Cities in the world. It was not an invitation…
Towards a cleaner and safer Lagos
The commercial and economic status of Lagos makes it home to about 2,000 industrial complexes, 10,000 commercial ventures and 22…
Incredible! Spain appoints first Minister for Sex
Spain in hopes of boosting the country’s birth rate has appointed its first Minister of Sex.
US Attorney General steps aside from Russia probe
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has removed himself from an FBI investigation into alleged Russian interference in the US election.
Ambode: Mentorship critical to efficient public service delivery
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday charged senior civil servants in the state to mentor the junior ones…
Dangote renovates Kano Airport Hospital with N200 million
To complement its N7 billion Surgical and Diagnostic Centre (SDC) currently under construction, the Dangote Foundation has concluded the renovations…
Kenya forces kill 57 Islamist insurgents in Somalia
Kenyan soldiers killed 57 Islamist militants in fighting in southern Somalia on Wednesday, a military spokesman said.
Buhari speaks with Moroccan King from London
King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Wednesday had a telephone conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari in London, where the Nigerian…
CBN sells Treasury bills at yields below inflation
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, raised N310.14 billion ($985 million) at an auction of treasury bills on Wednesday at…
MTN records first annual loss in 20 years after Nigeria fine
Africa's biggest mobile phone operator, MTN Group swung to its first annual loss in two decades on Thursday, hit by…
Ronaldo’s late brace rescues 3-3 draw for Madrid
Real Madrid fell to second in La Liga – albeit with a game still in hand – after Los Blancos…
Enrique leaves Barcelona at the end of the season
Barcelona boss Luis Enrique will step down at the end of the season, saying he needs to “rest”. The 46-year-old,…
Iheanacho scores in City’s 5-1 demolition of Huddersfield
Manchester City cruised into the FA Cup quarter-finals after fighting back to beat much-changed Championship promotion hopefuls Huddersfield in their…
Barcelona climb top of La Liga with 6-1 victory
Neymar scored a sublime goal as Barcelona thrashed Sporting Gijon to go top of La Liga for at least two…
House of Lords defeats government on Brexit bill
The government has been defeated after the House of Lords said ministers should guarantee EU nationals' right to stay in…
Senate to investigate N5.1 trillion subsidies received by NNPC
Nigeria’s Senate will investigate allegations the state oil company illegally inflated funds it collected from an official subsidy scheme to…
Mugabe travels to Singapore for medical check up
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe travelled to Singapore for a medical checkup on Wednesday, his spokesman said, days after he celebrated…